Punjab Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad stopped by for a chat. He expressed satisfaction at how they bowled as an unit and that they remained in contention until the very last ball.
Shardul digs this short on leg-stump, Brar misses his pull in the air and it lands safely within square-leg’s safe region – giving Shardul one to end his over. In this article, we will discuss the main pint of Chennai Super Kings Vs Punjab Kings Match Scorecard.
Batting of Chennai Super Kings Vs Punjab Kings
Punjab maintained their nerve to chase down their target of 163, despite losing three wickets within 10 overs. Sarfaraz Khan and Aiden Markram provided crucial partnerships that ensured victory – moving Punjab up one place to fifth place on the table and keeping their hopes of qualifying for playoff berth alive.
Chennai struggled during their Powerplay after already losing two opening batsmen and falling to 66/6 before Faf du Plessis and KL Rahul joined together for an unbroken stand of 76 that got them back into contention.
Shashank Singh attempts to pull it, but misses its trajectory and is caught at long off. The umpire initially rules it out but later changes it to wide after replays showed that it did not clear the ropes.
WIDE! Sam Curran punches an infield short ball to long on and continues his strike to boost their NRR. A couple more runs will help them increase their total score.
MS Dhoni acknowledges their successful start to their innings and gives credit to his bowlers for restricting an outstanding batting side like Mumbai Indians’, along with Jonny Bairstow for providing such an outstanding performance.
Kagiso Rabada enters the fray. A short ball directed toward Ruturaj’s pads results in him flicking it off his legside for a single. Two more runs will be crucial as Punjab try and avoid collapse; winning this match must ensure they qualify for playoffs.
Bowling of Chennai Super Kings Vs Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings displayed enough energy and intensity to defeat Chennai Super Kings and claim their first home win of the season, winning in style at their own ground for once. CSK will still finish in the top four as two other teams also lost matches; however, their loss begs questions regarding Yellow Army’s middle overs batting performance; scoring 162 was never going to suffice on such an aggressive surface and under such conditions.
Punjab batsmen made a tremendous start, combining for an opening partnership of 53 runs between Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh. However, things went south after that, failing to form another big partnership and losing wickets at regular intervals; leaving them never in control of their run chase.
This was especially evident when the hosts began conceding runs at an alarmingly rapid rate in their second innings, despite bowlers doing their best to slow the flow. Although visitors attempted to stem this flow with wicket-taking bowlers, their run chase appeared likely to take time and effort.
Sam Curran stood out as one of Punjab’s star bowlers in this run chase, taking some crucial wickets early in order to reduce deficit and maintain scoreboard pressure.
Shardul Thakur was another stand-out bowler for the visitors. He delivered several stellar overs – including an outstanding four-wicket haul in the final over. Ravindra Jadeja was equally effective and managed a three-wicket haul.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of the winning team, spoke at post-match press conference about its importance to them to win this match. He noted how they worked tirelessly on training grounds to prepare for it; although they may have been somewhat disappointed by the result they will strive to improve for future matches.
Offspin of Chennai Super Kings Vs Punjab Kings
Punjab bowlers did their part to keep pace with Chennai’s total of 167, but their batting unit couldn’t find its groove in run-chase mode and lost two wickets within the second over itself. Simarjeet Singh and Mitchell Santner did their jobs without regular bowlers to help maintain parity for Punjab, but Ravindra Jadeja shined through with a five-wicket haul that stole the show.
Spinners use offspin to take wickets by altering the pace and trajectory of their deliveries, making it harder for batsmen to time their strokes correctly. Variations in both speed and direction alter how balls behave on the pitch making it even harder for batters to strike cleanly.
Slow left-arm orthodox spinners use slow balls from off to leg side for right-handed batsman, such as Jadeja who uses these slow balls to keep CSK’s scoreboard ticking over – currently he averages 10.55 and has amassed four fifties in eight innings this season!
Jadeja quickly hit it into the short fine-leg boundary for four runs off an outside off delivery from Moeen Ali; Moeen mishit it completely with a wide pull shot for one single.
Jadeja takes advantage of short on legs to ease it to long-on for a six. Although he attempted to go for another big shot, but missed and ran in to collect the ball instead.
Jadeja moves across and hits it for a single to the boundary off a full toss directed towards the block hole. Chahar attempted a quick double but instead sent it slicing to mid-off.
Shardul made an outstanding start to their final over, as he struck with his inaugural delivery and got Moeen out with an accurate full toss at leg-stump that missed completely and was caught at long-on trying to clear the ropes.
Fielding of Chennai Super Kings Vs Punjab Kings
The wicket was slightly sticky, providing seamers with some help; however, Jadeja made his long delivery count by taking an excellent diving catch at cover point from Harshal Patel’s bat and replacing him with Simarjeet Singh who got two fours and six off his first three deliveries before Sam Curran took an outstanding catch in deep field to dismiss him for 12.
CSK then found themselves struggling to maintain the momentum they had built from a brilliant opening stand, as both left-arm spinner and legspinner started getting wickets regularly and stopping PBKS from scoring runs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad of PBKS acknowledged their efforts but believed the wicket to be slightly slow, given it was played during a day game. He gave credit to Jadeja’s efforts.
Gaikwad was full of praise for Simarjeet Singh’s performance with the ball, noting how despite illness he still maintained a consistent pace on the ball. Gaikwad believes Simarjeet will become an essential asset to their side going forward and called on all team members to work on building on his form in their upcoming games.
Rabada takes over in the final over and concedes just one run from his first three deliveries, then serves a full toss outside off that Prabhsimran Singh hit for six over long-on. That brought PBKS’ total requirement down to 56 from 24 balls.
PBKS’ batsmen were left without a chance by bowlers, leading them to an eventual 28-run defeat and denting their chances for playoff qualification. Now, in order to advance further they must win all remaining matches, including against Mumbai Indians at home where this loss followed on from earlier one against Delhi Daredevils who also were on top against them at home; for them this game should provide another test where performance must exceed this performance for them to come away triumphant.
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